COONS, Christopher A., a Senator from Delaware; born on September 9, 1963, in Greenwich,
Conn.; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1992;
M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1992; worked in the non-profit sector; attorney;
served as president of the New Castle County Council 2001-2005; County
Executive of New Castle County 2005-2010; elected as a Democrat to the United
States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending
January 3, 2015, a seat previously held by appointed Senator Edward E. Kaufman,
and took the oath of office on November 15, 2010; reelected in 2014 for the
term ending January 3, 2021.